Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump says he will meet Zelensky at Davos with peace deal ‘reasonably close’
Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky appears set to travel to Switzerland to meet Donald Trump after all, just days after he said he would be giving the World Economic Forum in Davos a miss.
On Wednesday, Trump announced he would be sitting down with Zelensky later the same day – even though the Ukrainian president wasn’t in the same country. US officials later said the president misspoke; they said a meeting is indeed on the cards but will take place on Thursday.
Speaking at the WEF, Trump said he thought “we’re reasonably close” to a deal to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.
“I believe they’re at a point now where they can come together and get a deal done. And if they don’t, they’re stupid,” he said, referring to the Russian and Ukrainian leaders.
Delegations from the two countries have already held meetings this week at the Swiss resort town. Top Ukrainian negotiator Rustem Umerov said he met US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and that their talks focused on security guarantees for Ukraine and a post-war recovery plan.
